Annual reviews
Recurring annual conversations can be prepared and conducted with a consistent workflow and suitable templates.
Employee review software for HR teams
Employee review software for annual reviews and development
For HR teams in companies with approximately 50 or more employees: riteful supports annual reviews, feedback and development conversations with templates, rating logic and approvals. Managers and employees follow through on agreed development topics through shared development plans and needs-based one-on-ones.
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In 30 minutes, we will show you templates, the review workflow and the transition to ongoing one-on-ones.
riteful · Employee review
Development goal
Facilitate clear, inclusive project retrospectives
By 30 September, I will lead a 45-minute project retrospective to make my facilitation clearer and more inclusive. I will share the agenda one day beforehand, actively invite every participant to contribute, and document decisions and next steps with owners and due dates. By the deadline, I will also collect feedback from two colleagues on clarity and participation.
What progress looks like
Everyone contributes. Decisions and next steps are clear by the end.
Skills
- Facilitation
- Active listening
- Time management
Employee
Jamie Taylor
Manager
Alex Morgan
Progress
In progress
Development continues after the review
riteful asks both participants for feedback at the right time and automatically turns it, together with the available context, into an agenda item for the next 1:1.
- Annual, performance, feedback and development conversations
- Templates, rating logic and approval workflows
- Optional: import existing data from SAP SuccessFactors
From review to dialogue
From an annual review to a shared development plan.
HR provides the framework. Managers and employees prepare the conversation, discuss their perspectives and follow through on agreed development steps in ongoing one-on-ones.
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Define the template and criteria
HR defines the conversation type, template, rating logic and approval workflow. Participants know which topics and criteria matter before the conversation.
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Prepare the conversation
Managers and employees gather concrete observations about responsibilities, skills and goals and prepare their respective perspectives.
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Discuss perspectives and assessments
Both participants put observations into context. People make formal assessments against the defined criteria; AI supports them but does not decide.
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Follow through on development steps
Agreed goals and next steps connect with a shared development plan and needs-based one-on-ones.
From development goal to prepared agenda
The goal stays in focus. Fresh feedback makes the next conversation specific.
riteful nudges the employee and manager for feedback at the right time. The goal, their responses and the other available context automatically inform an agenda item for the next 1:1.
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Development goal
Start with the agreed development goal
The manager and employee agree on a concrete development goal. It defines the next step and gives their later feedback a shared point of reference.
riteful · Employee reviewDevelopment goal
Agreed togetherFacilitate clear, inclusive project retrospectives
By 30 September, I will lead a 45-minute project retrospective to make my facilitation clearer and more inclusive. I will share the agenda one day beforehand, actively invite every participant to contribute, and document decisions and next steps with owners and due dates. By the deadline, I will also collect feedback from two colleagues on clarity and participation.
21 September · Jamie Taylor & Alex Morgan
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Microsoft Teams
Nudge both people for timely feedback
riteful asks both people for their perspective at the right time. Each person responds in their own Teams chat, as part of their everyday work.
At the right time before the next 1:1
Manager
Alex Morgan
Microsoft Teams
riteful Bot
Personal chat
Before the next 1:1
riteful · Bot
Feedback nudge from riteful
What progress did you notice in Jamie’s facilitation? What feedback would help with the next step?
Alex Morgan
Jamie stayed calm and involved everyone. Next time, I would allow more time for decisions.
Example response
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Automatically created
Create the agenda item automatically
riteful turns the goal, both responses and the other available context into a concrete agenda item. The next 1:1 starts with progress and next steps.
Jamie & Alex · Next 1:1Automatically createdJamie & Alex · Next 1:1
5 October · 10:00–10:30
Agenda item · Development
Facilitation: keep everyone involved and close decisions
Development goal: Facilitate clear, inclusive project retrospectives
Discuss together
- How can Jamie keep everyone involved while leaving enough time for decisions?
- What concrete step will Jamie try in the next retrospective — and how can Alex support it?
Formal conversation types
A consistent framework for different conversations.
HR shapes the process while managers and employees bring their respective prepared perspectives into the conversation.
Performance reviews
Rating logic and approval workflows support the structured execution of formal performance reviews.
Feedback conversations
Goals, skills and observations give both sides traceable context for feedback.
Development conversations
Agreed development topics connect with goals and next steps beyond the individual meeting.
Permissions and responsibility
Structured processes without hidden people scoring.
Private notes remain private. HR sees whether one-on-ones take place, not their content. riteful does not make autonomous employment decisions or replace managerial responsibility or personal conversations.
Explore the security and privacy model- Roles and process steps are clearly separated.
- AI outputs provide assistance, not a final assessment.
- The specific introduction can be shaped together with the works council.
Frequently asked questions
Questions about employee review software
- Which conversation types does riteful support?
- riteful supports formal annual and performance reviews as well as feedback and development conversations.
- Are templates and approvals available?
- Yes. Templates, rating logic and approval workflows are available for formal reviews.
- Can existing HR data be imported?
- Existing organization, skill and goal data can be imported from SAP SuccessFactors.
- How does the process move into continuous dialogue?
- Formal conversation outcomes connect with development plans, goals and needs-based one-on-ones, keeping agreed topics visible between milestones.
- Can HR read private notes or conversation content?
- No. HR can see whether one-on-ones take place, but cannot access conversation content or private notes.
Related topics
Connect formal and continuous conversations.
Shape continuous one-on-ones
Explore development plans, conversation needs, agendas, summaries and action items as one connected workflow.
Explore one-on-one softwareClarify privacy and roles
Understand the foundations for coordination with HR, IT and the works council.
Explore security and privacyNext step
Discuss your review and conversation process with us.
In a personal demo, we map templates, rating logic, approvals and continuous one-on-ones to your workflow.